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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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