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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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