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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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