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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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