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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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