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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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