Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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