Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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