Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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