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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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