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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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