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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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