Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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