Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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