Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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