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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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