Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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