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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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