Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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