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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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