Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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