Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Instructional Design