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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 many issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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