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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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