Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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