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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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