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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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