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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education