Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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