Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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