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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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