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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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