Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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