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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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