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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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