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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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