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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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