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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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