Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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