Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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