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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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