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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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