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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources