Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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