Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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