Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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