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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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