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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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