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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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