Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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