Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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