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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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