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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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