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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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