Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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