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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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