Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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