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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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