Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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