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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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