Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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