Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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