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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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