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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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