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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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