Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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