Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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