Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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