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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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