Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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