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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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