Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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