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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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