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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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