Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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