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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key 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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