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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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