Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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