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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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