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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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