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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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