Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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