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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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