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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. 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. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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