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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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