Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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