Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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