Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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