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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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