Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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