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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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