Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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