Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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