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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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