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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education