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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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