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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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