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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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