Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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