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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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