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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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