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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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