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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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