Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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