Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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