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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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