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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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