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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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