Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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