Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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