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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important 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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