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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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