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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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