Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education