Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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