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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key 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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