Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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