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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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