Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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