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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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