Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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