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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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