Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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