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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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