Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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