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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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