Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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