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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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