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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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