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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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