Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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