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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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