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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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