Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major 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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