Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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