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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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