Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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