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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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