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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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