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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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