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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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