Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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