Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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