Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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