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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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