Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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