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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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