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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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