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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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