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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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