Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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