Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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