Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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