Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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