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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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