Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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