Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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