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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses 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. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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