Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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