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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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