Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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