Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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