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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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