Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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