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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators 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 massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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