Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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