Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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