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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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