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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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