Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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