Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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