Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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