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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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