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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)