Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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