Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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