Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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