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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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