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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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