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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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