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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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