Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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