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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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