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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education