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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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