Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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