Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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