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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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