Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key 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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