Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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