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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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