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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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