Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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