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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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