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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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