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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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