Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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