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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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