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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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