Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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