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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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