Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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