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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes 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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