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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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