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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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