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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)