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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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