Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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