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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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