Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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