Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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