Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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