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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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