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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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