Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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