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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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