Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition