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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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