Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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