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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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