Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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