Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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