Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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