Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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