Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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