Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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