Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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