Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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