Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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