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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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