Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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