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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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