Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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