Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Free