Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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