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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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