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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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