Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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