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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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