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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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