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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered people 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 blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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