Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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