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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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