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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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