Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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