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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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