Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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