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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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