Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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