Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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