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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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