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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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