Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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