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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education