Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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