Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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