Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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