Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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