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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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