Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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