Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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