Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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