Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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