Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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