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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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