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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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