Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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