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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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