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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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