Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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