Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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