Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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