Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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