Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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