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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses