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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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