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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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