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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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