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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also researches 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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