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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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