Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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