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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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