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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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