Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education