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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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