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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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