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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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