Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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