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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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