Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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