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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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