Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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