Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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