Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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