Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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