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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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