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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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