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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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