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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources