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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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