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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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