Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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