Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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