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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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