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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major 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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