Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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