Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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