Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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