Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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