Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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