Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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