Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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