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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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