Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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