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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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