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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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