Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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