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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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