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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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