Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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