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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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