Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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