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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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