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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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