Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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