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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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