Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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