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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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