Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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