Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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