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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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