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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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