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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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