Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)