Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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