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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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