Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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