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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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