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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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