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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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