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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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