Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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