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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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