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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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