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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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