Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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