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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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