Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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