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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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