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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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