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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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