Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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