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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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