Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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