Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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