Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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