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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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