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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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