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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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