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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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