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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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