Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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