Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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