Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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