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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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