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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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