Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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