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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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