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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources