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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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