Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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