Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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