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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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