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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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