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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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