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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology