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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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