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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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