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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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