Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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