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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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