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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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