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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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