Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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