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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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