Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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