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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses 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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