Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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