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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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