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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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