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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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