Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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