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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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