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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)