Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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