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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the 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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