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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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