Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources