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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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