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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies 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 deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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