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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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