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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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