Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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