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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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