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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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