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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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