Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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