Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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