Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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