Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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