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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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