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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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