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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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