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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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