Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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