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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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