Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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