Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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