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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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