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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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