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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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