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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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