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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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