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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

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