Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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