Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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