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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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