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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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