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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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