Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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