Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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