Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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