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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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