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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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