Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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