Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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