Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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