Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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