Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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