Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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