Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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