Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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