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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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