Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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