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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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