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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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