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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research