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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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