Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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