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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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