Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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