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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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