Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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