Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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