Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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