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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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