Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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