Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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