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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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