Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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