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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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