Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment 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 inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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