Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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