Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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