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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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