Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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