Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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