Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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