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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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