Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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