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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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