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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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