Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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