Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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