Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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