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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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