Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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