Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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