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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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