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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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