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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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