Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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