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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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