Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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