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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers 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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