Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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