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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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