Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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