Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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