Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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