Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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