Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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