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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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