Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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