Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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