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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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