Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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