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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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