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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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