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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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