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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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