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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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