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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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