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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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