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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning