Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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