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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning