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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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