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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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