Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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