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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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