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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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